Astronomers
- Rahe, Jurgen A Life Dedicated to the Stars: Remembering Jürgen Rahe Jürgen Rahe, a prominent figure in the wo…
- Ramsden, Jesse Jesse Ramsden: Illuminating the Stars Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800) stands as a giant in the history…
- Rayet, Georges Antoine Georges Antoine Pons Rayet: A Pioneer in Stellar Spectroscopy Georges Antoine Pons Rayet (1839-1…
- Redman, Richard Oliver Richard Oliver Redman: A Stellar Career in Astronomy Richard Oliver Redman, born in 1905, was an E…
- Regiomontanus The Stellar Legacy of Regiomontanus: Bridging the Gap Between Antiquity and Modern Astronomy Regio…
- Reinmuth, Karl Karl Reinmuth: A Lifetime Dedicated to the Stars Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892-1979) was a German as…
- Rhæticus, Georg Joachim Rhæticus: The Advocate for Copernicus Georg Joachim Rhæticus (1514-1576) was a German astronomer w…
- Riccioli, Giovanni Battista Giovanni Battista Riccioli: The Man Who Mapped the Moon (But Not the Universe) Giovanni Battista R…
- Ridley, Harold Bytham A Sky Full of Stars: Harold Bytham Ridley, the Amateur Astronomer Who Captured the Cosmos Harold B…
- Robinson, Romney The Sky Above and the Earth Below: The Legacy of Thomas Romney Robinson Thomas Romney Robinson, …
- Rømer, Ole Ole Rømer: A Pioneer of Light and Time Ole Rømer (1644-1710) stands as a giant in the history of a…
- Ronan, Colin Alastair Ronan, Colin Alastair: A Pioneer of Astronomical History Colin Alastair Ronan (1920-1995) was a le…
- Rosse, 3rd Earl of The Legacy of Lord Rosse: From Ireland to the Spiral Galaxies William Parsons, the 3rd Earl of Ros…
- Rosse, 4th Earl of The Legacy of the Stars: William Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, and His Astronomical Contributions W…
- Rowland, Henry Augustus Henry Augustus Rowland: A Pioneer in Solar Spectroscopy Henry Augustus Rowland (1848-1901) was an …
- Runcorn, S. Keith S. Keith Runcorn: A Pioneer in Paleomagnetism and Planetary Magnetism S. Keith Runcorn, a British …
- Russell, Henry Norris Henry Norris Russell: Charting the Stellar Universe Henry Norris Russell, a towering figure in 20t…
- Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Rutherfurd: A Lawyer Turned Astronomer Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892) is a fasci…
- Ryle, Sir Martin Sir Martin Ryle: A Pioneer of Radar and Radio Astronomy Sir Martin Ryle, born in 1918 and passing …
